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Posts Tagged "Passenger Pigeon"

Passenger Pigeon centennial

Posted on Sep 1, 2014

Passenger Pigeon centennial

The world’s last Passenger Pigeon, Martha, died at 1PM on September 1, 1914 at the Cincinnati Zoo. Once likely the most abundant bird in North America it was effectively extinct in the wild around the turn of the 20th century and even Roger Tory Peterson, born 1908, never saw one. He did illustrate the species for his first field guide in 1934 with the help of museum specimens. Please visit RTPI to see these three Passenger Pigeons on display on our second floor and see Twan’s Meet Your Neighbours photos of them...

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Monarch butterflies

Posted on Jul 30, 2014

Monarch butterflies

Here it is, one Meet Your Neighbours display that needs no introduction – the Monarch (Danaus plexippus), with a female on the left and a male on the right. We must all continue to work to make certain that future generations can enjoy them in real life and not simply via beautiful photos like these. Only through a collective effort to combat deadly chemical pollutants from intentionally entering our ecosystem, protecting vital habitat during all seasons and educating our children can we turn the tide on the decline of once abundant and now fading species like these. They may not be in...

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Passenger Pigeons on display

Posted on Jun 11, 2014

Passenger Pigeons on display

Following up on our last post about Joel Greenberg and Project Passenger Pigeon be sure to visit RTPI to see three Passenger Pigeons on display and purchase Joel’s new book A Feathered River Across the Sky!

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Joel Greenberg

Posted on Jun 11, 2014

Joel Greenberg

Allow me to introduce…Joel Greenberg meet Pink Lady-slipper Orchid, Pink Lady-slipper Orchid meet Joel Greenberg. We were happy to help check one species off author (and Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History bird festival speaker) Joel Greenberg’s wish list this past weekend. It was a fun couple of days and I hope the launch of Project Passenger Pigeon’s documentary will be the start of many more programs on this important topic. Thanks for joining us in Jamestown, Joel!

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Passenger Pigeons and Bird Fest 2014

Posted on May 15, 2014

Passenger Pigeons and Bird Fest 2014

One hundred years ago this year, Martha – the last of the Passenger Pigeons – died at the Cincinnati Zoo. This may once have been the most abundant bird in North America but was effectively extinct in the wild around the turn of the 20th century with only few sad survivors remaining in captivity. Roger Tory Peterson never saw one in the wild but did illustrate the species for his first guide in 1934. As was the case with most of his illustrations he used museum specimens as models. Twan took the following photos of the Passenger Pigeon mount and study skins, Meet Your Neighbours...

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